An eyewitness has described scenes of chaos at a Somerset hotel when a bloody brawl erupted among spectators at a boxing match.

Several people in attendance at a charity boxing match at the Webbington Hotel and Spa on Saturday (November 18) have come forward to express their concern, all of whom have asked to remain anonymous for fear of repercussions.

One of those in attendance has likened the brawl at the hotel near Weston-super-Mare to something usually seen at a slaughterhouse.

She said: “We were only there to support my brother fighting for charity. My family and I tried to leave the venue and could not leave.

“There was enough blood for it to have been a slaughter house, I can’t explain how horrific it was.”

The event's organiser, Ultra White Collar Boxing, says it is investigating what they call an 'isolated incident'.

One of the boxers also contacted Somerset Live, and painted a more vivid picture.

He said: “I was one of the boxers fighting Saturday night and the scenes were disgusting. People were getting glassed, chairs were being thrown and there were women being hit by men.

“The scenes were disgusting and took the gloss off the hard work all the boxers put in and how much money we raised for cancer research.

“I don’t know how it started but it was during the last fight which had to be stopped for several minutes which was unfair on the fighters.

“It was a great event up until then. I heard one of the boxer’s parents were assaulted and his dad received a broken jaw.”

Another eye-witness, who asked to remain anonymous, had arrived back at the hotel soon after the fight finished.

He said: “It had all calmed down in the foyer and bar areas, a few weary looking people outside smoking.

“We noticed the blood on the stairs of the main foyer and thought maybe one of the boxers had received a bad injury and it happened on their way out of the hotel or something.

“So we were shocked to hear what had actually gone on and it’s a shame that an event such as that, in a venue as nice as that, has been completely marred by the apparent violence outside of the ring.”

One person even took to social media to notify people of the fight.

Andy Dorrington, from Bristol, tweeted: “Great boxing at the Webbington Hotel tonight for charity. Not as exciting as the fighting in the bar though. Shame we couldn’t get a drink after ten. Never mind it was good until the police came.”

Ultra White Collar Boxing has issued a statement following the incident.

A spokesman said: "The incident at Webbington Hotel and Spa was an unfortunate and isolated incident which we are currently investigating.

"We held nine events over the weekend with 440 participants who raised over £75,000 for Cancer Research UK, the 36 participants who took part in our event in Weston-super-Mare raised over £8,400 for the charity.

"Ultra White Collar Boxing as a whole have raised over £10Million for Cancer Research UK since 2013 and last year we saw 14,000 participants get fit, raise money and box at a glamorous event. We take health and safety very seriously and adhere to strict guidelines at all of our events."

South Western Ambulance Service confirmed it received a call about the incident at around 10.05pm but said that it was not needed in the end.

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